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BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.m. I/6:00 P.m. PT

Més, Undercard Action Featuring

Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White

& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques

BROOKLYN (Maig 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 KOs) i Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 KOs) will open up the Lliga de Campions de Boxa a Espiga telecast taking place Divendres, Maig 29 Barclays Center.

The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan i Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT.

Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 U.S. Olímpic “Senyor” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 KOs) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 KOs) en una 10 round light heavyweight bout while Bruc “El Heat” Resistent (12-0, 2 KOs) cares Noemi Boscos (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.

Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 KOs) tenint en José Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 KOs) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) lluitant Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 KOs) enfrontant-se contra Ytalo Perea (5-1-1, 3 KOs) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 KOs) i Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 KOs).

Rounding out the action is the professional debut of Chris Colbert as he battles Marquis Pierce (1-5) in a four round featherweight bout and Luis Franco (12-1-1, 8 KOs) tenint en Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 KOs).

Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, tenen un preu de $250, $150, $75, i $45, sense incloure càrrecs i impostos aplicables de servei, i estan a la venda. Les butlletes estan disponibles a www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com ia la taquilla de l'American Express al Barclays Center. Per comprar-los per telèfon, trucar a Ticketmaster a (800) 745-3000. Per butlletes de grup, si us plau truqui al 800-GROUP-BK.

An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, el jugador de 25 anys d'edat, Sort (27-0-1, 20 KOs) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio i Patrick Hyland. The undefeated rising star out of La Romana, Dominican Republic holds four knockouts over his last six fights as he looks to put on another great show on Maig 29.

The 27-year-old Vásquez (35-1, 18 KOs) is quickly becoming known as the preeminent pugilist from Costa Rica. The San Jose-native is the winner of his last five fights, including a stoppage of Sergio Thompson in Dec. 2014. Vasquez does not shy from any competition and will not back down when he faces his toughest test to date in Javier Fortuna on Spike TV.

As he approaches his record ninth appearance at Barclays Center, la 2012 U.S. Olímpic Browne (13-0, 10 KOs) s'està convertint en sinònim de més recent Meca de la boxa. El invicte com a professional, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, el natiu de Staten Island ha demostrat el molt que li agrada la lluita en el vostre jardí, most recently scoring a sixth round stoppage over Aaron Pryor Jr. at Barclays Center in April. The 24-year-old faces the 34-year-old White (21-3, 16 KOs) from Houston.

Ja el guanyador de la primera baralla de boxa professional femenina en Barclays Center,Resistent (12-0, 2 KOs) torna a Maig 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on Abril 11. La seva victòria anterior a Barclays Center va arribar al juny 2014 quan va guanyar una decisió dividida sobre Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Ella mira per mantenir aquest impuls en Maig 29 when she faces the 32-year-old Bosques out of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

An accomplished amateur out of Brooklyn, Ferrer owns a 2012 New York Amateur Boxing Championship and a 2013 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Championship. The 22-year-old has already won twice in 2015, scoring a second round TKO over Bryan Timmons in April. He prepares to face the 27-year-old Castro out of Carolina, Port Ric.

A 20-year-old prospect out of Woodlawn, Nova York, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Maig 29lluitar Black out of Las Vegas.

Originally from Lomza, Polònia, però lluitant des de Brooklyn, Kownacki és una 2006 i 2009 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champion. The 26-year-old delivered a first round knockout in April over Randy Easton and returns to the ring in his adopted hometown looking for his 10^º professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olímpic Pereafrom Ecuador.

An undefeated prospect from Santurce, Port Ric, Tapia aims to build on his previous two outings, which both ended in first round knockouts. The 24-year-old will battle with the 33-year-old Pla de Wichita, Kansas.

Making his professional debut on Maig 29, Brooklyn propi Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, Nova Jersey.

An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Jocs Olímpics, Franco won a Junior World Championship in 2003. The 33-year-old, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sánchez out of Buffalo, Nova York.

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